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Tuesday 21 augusT 2018

Senior Citizen Day

ARUBA ― We are fortunate that’s when things really
to live in a time when so started getting incredible.
many of our elderly are
living lives of unexpected You see, as medical tech-
health and financial secu- nology advanced, which it
rity, but such was not al- has been doing exponen-
ways the case. Throughout tially in the last 100 years,
history old age was not so did life expectancy ad-
something an individual vance with it. In the 1950’s
expected to reach, and so we saw an average life ex-
we lost the wisdom and ex- pectancy of 48 the world
perience of these individu- over, and then in 2014 it
als at an early age. Senior had expanded to 71.5
Citizen Day celebrates the years, more than double
fact that these keepers of the life expectancy of our
wisdom are staying with us medieval counterparts! In
longer each year, and in fact, in Monaco you find
better health. the longest life expectancy
of the world, 89.52 years!
History of Senior Citizen Day This means that we have
Let’s discuss life expectan- more and more people liv-
cy throughout the ages, ing to a ripe old age and
starting in the Late Middle able to share their wisdom,
Ages. During this time pe- stories, and experience those who may have seen
riod those who were at with several generations. their friends and family pass
the top of the social stra- before them. If you have
ta had a life expectancy How to celebrate Senior grandparents or other el-
of 30 years old, 30 years! Citizen Day derly still alive in your fam-
Could you imagine gradu- There are organizations ily, celebrate Senior Citizen
ating High School only to that help to support those Day by stopping by and
have less time remaining Senior Citizens who are telling them how much you
on this Earth than you spent living on their own, and appreciate them. Sitting
in school? That’s how far they accept volunteers to down and listening to the
things have come since work with them and help stories they have to tell can
those days of old. Even in out the aging community. give you a unique perspec-
the 1900’s the age had You can also stop by local tive on the world and your-
only increased to 31, but Adult Care Homes to visit self. q